Labor Law §200
New York Labor Law §200 sets out a general duty to provide reasonable and adequate protection for the lives, health, and safety of people employed in or lawfully frequenting covered workplaces.
Construction Accident Representation Across Long Island
Long Island Construction Accident Lawyer
Construction workers face some of the most serious hazards in any workplace. Marks Law Group represents people injured in falls, scaffold and ladder accidents, falling-object incidents, equipment accidents, and other construction-site injuries throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Serving Long Island from our Great Neck office
Free consultation · No attorney fee unless compensation is recovered.
Case-related expenses may apply depending on the fee agreement.
$40M+
Recovered for injured clients over Harris Marks’ career*
15+ Years
Legal experience handling serious injury matters
Nassau + Suffolk
Construction injury representation across Long Island
Construction Accident Representation · Long Island, New York
Serious Worksite Injuries · Long Island Representation
Construction Accident Representation Across Long Island
A construction accident can change a worker’s life in seconds. Falls from heights, collapsing structures, falling materials, defective equipment, unsafe ladders, machinery, electrical hazards, and vehicle incidents can cause traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, fractures, amputations, and other permanent conditions.
Marks Law Group represents people injured on construction sites throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties from our office in Great Neck. Led by Harris L. Marks, Esq., the firm investigates how the accident occurred, identifies potentially responsible parties, evaluates applicable New York Labor Law protections, preserves worksite evidence, and develops the full extent of the client’s injuries and financial losses.
Construction injury cases can be significantly more complex than ordinary workplace accidents. A worker may have a workers’ compensation claim while also having potential claims involving property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, equipment companies, or other parties depending on the circumstances.
The sooner a serious construction accident is investigated, the greater the opportunity to preserve photographs, equipment, contracts, safety records, witness information, surveillance, incident reports, and other evidence from the job site.
New York Construction Safety Law
New York Labor Laws That Can Apply After a Construction Accident
New York provides specific statutory protections for workers performing construction, demolition, repair, excavation, and other covered work. Which provisions apply depends on the work, accident, defendants, and evidence.
Labor Law §240
New York Labor Law §240 requires covered owners, contractors, and their agents to provide specified safety devices for certain elevation-related work, including scaffolds, hoists, ladders, slings, ropes, and other protective equipment.
Labor Law §241
New York Labor Law §241 establishes safety requirements for construction, excavation, and demolition work. Claims under §241(6) can involve specific safety rules applicable to the work and accident.
Not every construction accident falls under every Labor Law provision.
Coverage depends on factors such as the type of work being performed, how the injury occurred, the parties involved, ownership and contracting relationships, site control, and the specific safety devices or regulations implicated.
Types of Worksite Accidents
Long Island Construction Accident Cases We Handle
Construction sites contain numerous hazards capable of causing catastrophic injuries when proper safety practices, equipment, or protections are not in place.
Falls From Heights
Falls from roofs, elevated platforms, unfinished floors, structural steel, openings, and other elevated work areas can result in severe or fatal injuries.
Scaffold & Ladder Accidents
Unsafe, unstable, defective, improperly positioned, or insufficient scaffolds and ladders can expose workers to dangerous elevation-related risks.
Falling-Object Accidents
Tools, materials, debris, structural components, equipment, and suspended loads can cause devastating injuries when they fall or are inadequately secured.
Machinery & Equipment Accidents
Cranes, hoists, power tools, forklifts, excavators, lifts, cutting equipment, and other machinery can cause serious injury when unsafe or improperly operated.
Trench & Excavation Accidents
Cave-ins, unstable soil, equipment movement, falling materials, and inadequate protection can create life-threatening hazards during excavation work.
Struck-By & Site Vehicle Accidents
Workers can be injured by trucks, forklifts, construction vehicles, moving equipment, swinging loads, materials, and other objects moving through an active worksite.
Workers’ Compensation + Third-Party Claims
Can You Sue After a Construction Accident?
Construction workers may have more than one potential source of benefits or compensation. Workers’ compensation and a third-party personal injury action are separate legal systems.
Under New York Workers’ Compensation Law §11 , workers’ compensation generally serves as the exclusive remedy against an employer for a covered workplace injury, subject to statutory exceptions.
That does not necessarily eliminate potential claims against other legally responsible parties involved with the project.
Property owners may require evaluation.
General contractors may require evaluation.
Other contractors and subcontractors may be involved.
Equipment owners or suppliers may require investigation.
Vehicle owners and operators may be responsible in some cases.
Manufacturers may be relevant when defective products are involved.
Contractual relationships between project entities can matter.
Identifying Responsible Parties
Who May Be Responsible for a Long Island Construction Accident?
Construction projects often involve several companies and contractual relationships. Determining responsibility requires examining the project structure, work being performed, site conditions, control, equipment, and applicable law.
Owners & General Contractors
Depending on the work and circumstances, property owners, general contractors, and their agents may be among the parties evaluated under New York’s construction safety laws.
Contractors & Project Participants
Subcontractors, trade contractors, site managers, vehicle operators, and other project participants may require analysis when their work or conduct contributed to the accident.
Equipment & Product Companies
Equipment owners, rental companies, maintenance providers, suppliers, and manufacturers may become relevant when machinery, tools, safety devices, or products contributed to an injury.
Construction Injuries
Serious Injuries From Construction Accidents
Construction accidents can result in injuries requiring surgery, rehabilitation, extended time away from work, and lifelong care.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Falls, falling objects, equipment impacts, and other worksite incidents can cause concussions and more severe traumatic brain injuries.
Spinal Cord & Back Injuries
Serious spinal injuries can affect mobility, strength, sensation, employment, independence, and future medical needs.
Fractures & Orthopedic Injuries
Falls and heavy impacts can cause complex fractures, joint injuries, ligament damage, and other conditions requiring surgery and rehabilitation.
Crush Injuries
Machinery, structural components, materials, vehicles, and collapses can cause extensive tissue, bone, nerve, and organ damage.
Amputations
Machinery and severe trauma can result in loss of limbs, fingers, or other permanent injuries requiring substantial medical treatment and adaptation.
Fatal Construction Injuries
When a construction accident results in death, the estate and family may need to evaluate potential wrongful death and survival claims under New York law.
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Damages & Recovery
Compensation in a Long Island Construction Accident Case
Potential compensation depends on the legal claims available, responsible parties, insurance coverage, medical evidence, financial losses, future needs, and other circumstances.
Medical Expenses
Emergency care, hospitalization, surgery, specialists, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation, medication, and other accident-related treatment can be significant.
Lost Income
Serious construction injuries may prevent a worker from returning to work for weeks, months, or longer.
Reduced Earning Capacity
Permanent physical limitations may prevent an injured worker from returning to the same trade or earning at the same level.
Future Medical & Rehabilitation Needs
Catastrophic injuries may require future surgery, therapy, medication, assistive equipment, home modifications, or continuing care.
Pain & Suffering
Where legally recoverable, damages can include the physical pain and other non-economic consequences of the injuries.
Loss of Enjoyment of Life
Permanent injuries can interfere with independence, family life, mobility, recreation, and everyday activities.
A serious construction case should account for the
long-term economic and personal consequences of an injury,
not simply the immediate medical bills.
Building a Construction Accident Case
Our 360° Litigation Approach
Construction litigation often requires reconstructing an accident within a project involving multiple companies, contracts, safety responsibilities, workers, equipment, and insurance policies.
Depending on the case, the investigation may involve site photographs, surveillance, incident reports, contracts, subcontract agreements, safety plans, training records, equipment records, witness testimony, medical evidence, depositions, and expert analysis.
Harris Marks has recovered more than $40 million for injured clients over his career.
*Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
1
Preserve Worksite Evidence
Identify photographs, video, reports, equipment, witnesses, safety documents, and records before evidence is altered, moved, or lost.
2
Map the Project Relationships
Determine the owner, general contractor, subcontractors, employers, equipment providers, and other parties involved with the project and accident.
3
Analyze the Safety Violations
Evaluate the work, equipment, site conditions, applicable Labor Law provisions, safety regulations, and evidence concerning how the injury occurred.
4
Develop the Full Damages Case
Document medical treatment, future care, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, functional limitations, and the long-term consequences of the injury.
Filing Deadlines
How Long Do You Have to File a Construction Accident Lawsuit?
The deadline depends on the legal theory, defendants, and circumstances. Workers’ compensation requirements can also operate separately from personal injury litigation deadlines.
Many Personal Injury Actions
Many New York personal injury actions are subject to the three-year limitations period contained in CPLR §214 , although a different period can apply depending on the claim and defendant.
Public Projects
When a tort Notice of Claim is required against a public corporation, General Municipal Law §50-e generally requires service within 90 days after the claim arises in covered circumstances.
Evidence Has Its Own Clock
Even where a lawsuit deadline is years away, worksite conditions can change immediately and equipment, video, witnesses, documents, and other evidence can become difficult to locate.
Do not assume the general three-year period applies to every construction case.
Public defendants, workers’ compensation requirements, wrongful death claims, and other circumstances can involve different deadlines or procedural requirements.
Nassau County + Suffolk County
Construction Accident Representation Across Long Island
Marks Law Group represents seriously injured construction workers throughout Long Island, including cases arising from projects in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Great Neck
Manhasset
Port Washington
Mineola
Garden City
Hempstead
Hicksville
Long Beach
Huntington
Babylon
Smithtown
Islip
Brookhaven
Riverhead
The firm’s physical office is in Great Neck, Nassau County. Long Island construction representation is not limited to the community where the office is located.
Long Island Construction Accident Attorney
Harris L. Marks, Esq.
Harris L. Marks, Esq. represents people who have suffered serious injuries in construction accidents throughout Long Island and New York.
From Marks Law Group’s office in Great Neck, Nassau County, Harris handles serious injury matters involving complex liability, multiple defendants, disputed safety responsibilities, substantial medical needs, and significant financial losses.
Construction cases can involve extensive documentation and several parties with competing versions of what happened. The firm’s approach emphasizes early investigation, evidence preservation, detailed damages analysis, and preparation for litigation.
Trial-Focused
Serious cases prepared with litigation in mind.
Construction Claims
Worksite and Labor Law issues carefully investigated.
Long Island
Serving clients throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Experience & Preparation
Serious Construction Cases Require Serious Preparation
Every construction injury claim depends on its own worksite, evidence, project relationships, injuries, responsible parties, insurance coverage, and applicable law.
$40M+
Recovered for injured clients over Harris Marks’ career
15+ Years
Legal experience handling serious injury matters
Long Island
Serving serious injury clients across Nassau and Suffolk Counties
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Prior results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Related Injury Claims
Related Long Island Personal Injury Cases
Serious construction accidents can overlap with other areas of personal injury law depending on the accident and resulting injuries.
Catastrophic Injuries
Brain injuries, spinal injuries, amputations, and other permanent conditions can require detailed analysis of future care, earning capacity, and lifetime needs.
Catastrophic Injury Lawyer →Wrongful Death
Fatal construction accidents can create potential wrongful death and survival claims involving distinct New York estate and damages rules.
Long Island Wrongful Death Attorney →Long Island Personal Injury
Marks Law Group represents people seriously injured through negligence throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
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Our Long Island Office
Marks Law Group in Great Neck
Marks Law Group’s physical office is located in Great Neck on Long Island. From this office, the firm represents construction accident and serious personal injury clients throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Great Neck Office
Marks Law Group, P.C.
Our Great Neck location provides a Long Island base for representing workers and families affected by serious construction accidents throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Marks Law Group, P.C. 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 201-M Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 687-9763
Common Questions
Long Island Construction Accident FAQ
Answers to common questions following a serious construction-site injury in Nassau or Suffolk County.
Can I sue after a construction accident if I receive workers’ compensation?
Potentially. Workers’ compensation and third-party personal injury claims are different legal systems.
Under Workers’ Compensation Law §11 , workers’ compensation generally serves as the exclusive remedy against an employer for a covered workplace injury, subject to statutory exceptions.
Depending on the accident, separate claims against owners, contractors, equipment companies, vehicle operators, or other responsible third parties may require evaluation.
What is New York Labor Law §240?
Labor Law §240 applies to specified construction-related work and requires covered owners, contractors, and their agents to provide enumerated safety devices intended to protect workers from certain elevation-related hazards.
Whether §240 applies depends on the type of work, accident, parties, and circumstances.
What is New York Labor Law §241?
Labor Law §241 establishes safety requirements applicable to construction, excavation, and demolition work.
Claims under §241(6) can require analysis of specific safety regulations relevant to the work and accident.
Who can be responsible for a construction accident?
Depending on the project and accident, potentially relevant parties may include property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, other contractors, equipment owners, maintenance providers, vehicle operators, suppliers, manufacturers, and other entities.
Responsibility cannot be determined from a party’s title alone; the contracts, work, control, accident circumstances, and applicable law must be evaluated.
How long do I have to file a construction accident lawsuit in New York?
Many New York personal injury actions are subject to the three-year limitations period in CPLR §214 , but that period is not universal.
Public projects can involve additional notice requirements. When a tort Notice of Claim is required against a public corporation, General Municipal Law §50-e generally contains a 90-day rule in covered circumstances.
What evidence is important after a construction accident?
Important evidence can include photographs, video, surveillance footage, incident reports, witness information, construction contracts, safety plans, training materials, daily logs, equipment records, inspection records, medical records, and employment information.
What if I was partly responsible for the accident?
The effect of an injured worker’s conduct depends on the legal claim being pursued and the circumstances of the accident. Different negligence and Labor Law theories can involve different legal considerations.
A construction claim should therefore be evaluated under the particular statutes and evidence rather than assuming that partial fault automatically defeats the case.
Does Marks Law Group handle construction accidents throughout Long Island?
Yes. Marks Law Group’s physical office is located in Great Neck, Nassau County, and the firm represents serious construction accident and personal injury clients throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties and other areas served by the firm.
Injured on a Long Island Construction Site?
If you suffered a serious construction injury, Marks Law Group can review what happened, identify the parties and New York Labor Law provisions that may be relevant, and discuss your options for pursuing compensation.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Nothing on this page creates an attorney-client relationship or constitutes legal advice.